（古詩英譯 ）南歌子 — （唐）溫庭筠

南歌子 — （唐）溫庭筠

 

手里金鹦鹉，胸前绣凤凰。

偷眼暗形相，不如从嫁与，作鸳鸯。

 

A Southern Song by Wen Ting-jun (Tang Dynasty)

 

Her deft hands stitch a golden parrot fair,

On embroidery frame, a phoenix rare,

She steals a glance aside  —

To wed him, side by side,

O, be mandarin-ducks, for aye a pair.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

13/09/2025

(To be revised)